TonyM
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Recording failure
My A129 failed to commence recording last night, which is the first time I've seen such behaviour on this camera.
I parked at 22:00. Plugged in the powerbank at 22:01. It started up OK with the chime and the screen came on. Returned to car at 22:34 to find the screen was still on, but the camera was not recording. I unplugged it from the powerbank and the screen slowly faded to black. The camera resumed recording at 22:35 when I plugged it into the car adapter again. No files were saved between 22:01 and 22:34. No problems found with the recordings prior to or after this issue. The microSD card was reformatted in-camera on 25/02 when I installed MOD-9Uj, and the card is not yet full to commence looping.
![44953 44953](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/44/44754-2a56916e9493f5375de695311eb9258e.jpg)
![44954 44954](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/44/44755-6f4b6f18f62efeda2d1352035d964613.jpg)
I've used that powerbank many times before, including for 2hrs parking just 15min before this occasion, and it still had plenty of power. It's a PD powerbank capable of delivering 5V/3A so more than adequate for the A129.
Ambient temperature around 5degC so don't think that's a factor.
My A129 failed to commence recording last night, which is the first time I've seen such behaviour on this camera.
I parked at 22:00. Plugged in the powerbank at 22:01. It started up OK with the chime and the screen came on. Returned to car at 22:34 to find the screen was still on, but the camera was not recording. I unplugged it from the powerbank and the screen slowly faded to black. The camera resumed recording at 22:35 when I plugged it into the car adapter again. No files were saved between 22:01 and 22:34. No problems found with the recordings prior to or after this issue. The microSD card was reformatted in-camera on 25/02 when I installed MOD-9Uj, and the card is not yet full to commence looping.
![44953 44953](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/44/44754-2a56916e9493f5375de695311eb9258e.jpg)
![44954 44954](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/44/44755-6f4b6f18f62efeda2d1352035d964613.jpg)
I've used that powerbank many times before, including for 2hrs parking just 15min before this occasion, and it still had plenty of power. It's a PD powerbank capable of delivering 5V/3A so more than adequate for the A129.
Ambient temperature around 5degC so don't think that's a factor.